Mini Bar Tequila [antikvár]

IntroductionTEQUILA HAS COME A LONG WAY FROM ITS AZTEC ORIGINS from a feisty firewater fueling exuberant celebrations to an increasingly sophisticated spirit. Nevertheless, it still retains the mystique it has inherited ixompulque, that ancient agave brew thought to be a gift from the gods.Tequila is a distillate of the blue agave, a succulent plant that grows wild all over Mexico, and it is socially and economically Mexico's national drink. Its precursor, pulque, made from fermented agave juice, was once imbibed in Aztec religious ceremonies. Along with the Spanish conquistadores came the distillation process, and in 1795, Don José María Guadalupe Cuervo set up a distillery in Tequila, Mexico, to produce what is now known as tequila. Technically speaking, tequila is a mezcal that by law is produced in designated regions, mainly in the state of Jalisco. Once the huge heart, or pina, of a mature agave plant is harvested, it is cooked, producing fresh agave juice for the fermentation process. The fermented juice is then distilled and refined into many distinctive styles.The best-quality tequilas proclaim their status as "100 percent blue agave" on the label, signifying that they have superior fiavor, were bottled in Mexico, and are guaranteed by law to be produced with sugars that came strictly from the blue Tequilana weber agave plant. For tequila aficionados who strive for the best-quality cocktails, whether you prefer silver or a reposado, 100 percent agave tequila brings